This is one of the funniest stories I’ve had the pleasure of reading in a while. That’s the way it’s been with so many Twihard stories lately though – remember the story about Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart having sex “seven times a day” allegedly? That was a great one. And much like that story, this one seems to be written by a teenage Twihard who doesn’t understand anything about anything. OK! Mag (via HL) claims that Daniel Craig (!!!) is trying to convince producers that Robert Pattinson should take over the role of James Bond when Daniel is done. Think about that. SPARKLES as James Bond. As the suave lady-seducer with a license to kill. Yeah. And that’s not all! Kristen Stewart wants to be a lip-biting, eye-rolling, sullen Bond Girl. Seriously.

Robert Pattinson‘s career is going from strong — could he be leaving behind his vampire ways to become a suave international spy? The current James Bond star Daniel Craig is singing Rob’s acting praises, and according to a new report, he told Rob that he would “make a brilliant Bond.”

Well, we know Rob looks good in a tuxedo! This could be a great career move for him, and funnily enough, Daniel previously said that Rob’s girlfriend and former co-star, Kristen Stewart, would “make a great Bond girl.”

Daniel is lining up Rob as his replacement, as he plans to hang up his spy tools in the near future in order to start a family with his wife Rachel Weisz.

“Daniel told Rob he’d make a brilliant Bond and would like to see a young talented British actor take on the role,” a source tells OK! ”Daniel’s signed on for two more Bond movies but is convinced he’ll do no more — for one thing, he hopes to start a family with Rachel soon and wants to focus on that.”

And apparently Rob is flattered! ”He’s a monumental fan of Daniel’s and told him so, but he was completely taken aback when the compliments were returned,” says the source. And it looks like Daniel isn’t just impressed with Rob’s onscreen presence.

“Daniel really admires how Robert has handled the intense scrutiny of his personal life — he and Rachel are obsessively private,” says the source. “He really felt for Rob when Kristen Stewart’s cheating played out in the media. To go through that, but also maintain a level of professionalism and carry on working, shows amazing strength of character.”

It looks like Rob will go for the part! In the summer of 2012, Rob revealed in an interview that he would be up for playing the iconic English spy. ”Yeah, I’d definitely go for Bond,” said Rob. And, Kristen has expressed interest in being a Bond girl! When asked if she would like to be one, Kristen said, “As long as I get to have a gun, yes, hell yeah!”

We could laugh and laugh and refuse to take this seriously, but you know there are people out there who DO take it seriously and who honestly think that Robert Pattinson should play one of the most iconic characters of the past century. Here’s a real question: do you think Robert actually thinks he has a shot at the role? I don’t. I think Rob is smart enough to realize that while teen girls (and their moms) love him, he still has a lot of work to do to build a career and learn his craft. I think Rob’s goal is to simply keep working and to work on interesting projects, and all of this “he should play Christian Grey, he should play James Bond!” stuff is just noise. As for Kristen playing a Bond Girl… well, Denise Richards did it. So… if we’re setting the bar there…?

Deidra,
Robert Pattinson has big bug eyes, a bent nose, flat face and a skinny fat body with big hips. I don’t find anything attractive about him. Boy is fugly. Daniel Craig has a body that just won’t quit, amazing eyes, smoking lips and a natural charisma. Craig in a tux makes Pattinson look like a try hard. I will take Daniel any day, hour, minute, second over bug eyed boy. Pattinson is a nice guy but beyond that I don’t get the attraction. It’s like mass brainwashing trying to sell this guy as attractive.

OK, tastes differ. But in the last Bond movie Daniel Craig looks a little bit old – with his wrinkly face and grey hair. He has a trained body but with the signs of aging.
As for Robert – he’s lanky and charming, he’ll look mature and manly in a few years, and with some training – he can be spot-on.

Looks are subjective, but he’s not a worldwide panty creamer because he’s ugly. And he would obviously not go the Craig route, which is more threatening and virile. He’d be more in the Pierce Brosnan vein of pretty and glamorous.

Can I ask you guys a question? Has Robert Pattinson gotten less hot over the years? Even unattractive. I remember seeing bits of him in Twilight and remember thinking DAAAANG, he’s fine. Gorgeous eyes, very brooding. Now I see pics of him and he looks like a pale frog with absolutely ZERO appeal. What happened?? I’m genuinely asking out of curiosity. Am I the only one?

I see you have been reading Lainey gossip again for that is her description of Rob since she hates him and loves Kristen. Rob Pattinson would make a good James Bond in a couple of years. He is tall, British, very handsome with a sexy body and has a tremendous fan base. If you don’t like him, then why are you commenting…just go on to someone else. Since he got more comments than anyone else, I can assume that a lot of people think of him. Bring on the Bond, he would be perfect.

Mil,
Girlfriend I don’t know what your smoking but I don’t see any Greek god profile. Lol Greek god profile really? I’ve seen a lot of Greek art never seen any of them looking as ugly like Pattinson. All I see when I look at him are bug eyes, ugly bent nose, flat ugly face and scary caterpillar eyebrows. I don’t see any chiseled jaw, he has a weird short jaw. As for those ugly thick caterpillar eyebrows I would pluck those suckers the first chance I got. Them things are nasty.

I don’t see the same things you Pattinson Twihards see. I didn’t drink the same Summit Studios kool-aide saying he is the most beautiful man in the world you all drank. He is not a universally handsome guy like a George Clooney type. He is a YMMV type that some people like but many others don’t. Yes he is tall but his pale skinny fat body is not universally attractive either. He is neither skinny nor built just lumpy which is not a good thing for someone so young. He will be getting fat soon if he doesn’t start working out.

As for anyone crazy enough to think he can pull a suave suducing type please watch his Bel Ami movie. You will laugh yourself silly he is so bad. So god awful. I think he is a nice guy but a bad actor.

what i really liked abt all the bond leads was their deep sexy voice ,maybe ruff ,debonair or just smooth and chauvnistsc ,that will just make ur knees go weak,sparkles voice nor personality is as such ,but hey i wouldnt mind him as one of those mad scientists with bug eyes creating gadgets and sometimes tortured for his stupidity by the “bond girl”

@deidra Rob is 26-27 years old. he really isnt very young so i think if he had any acting talent it would have materialized by now. There are actors younger than him that does wonderful work like Logan Lehman and his contemporaries like garrett hedlund and andrew gafield are on a much more accomplished level. He seems a nice guy but i dont rate his acting or his looks.

What is so special abt Garrett Hedlund’s career comparing to Rob’s? Moderate success of Tron: Legacy and a few obscure roles in small budgeted films. And he’s never been so pressed and scrutinized by fans and mass media as Rob is. Robert has always been limited by the Saga to be considered a serious actor or to have the opportunities to take on diverse roles. Now as TW disappears he’ll have the chance – so let’s wait and see.
P.S. I chose Garrett ’cause I don’t know much abt the others you mentioned.

They may be different age-wise but I can still compare them. I still find James hotter and better than Rob in both looks and acting and I still think Rob has a shovel-face despite their age difference. Since they are two completely different people, yes it is like comparing apples to oranges. But I can still like apples better

and about age. One of the main plot points of Skyfall was Bond being too old to be an effective agent. Daniel Craig was perfect and fits the sexy, dangerous mystique that Bond is supposed to have. Plus he can act.

He would be perfect Bond,but as a new super intelligent,elegant and gentleman kind of type with equal female partner,not this macho/aggressive/idiotic/stereotyped:old guy+young chick Bond portrayed by old actor,directed by old guy and made for old men.

Some of us prefer the current Bond characteristics which some of us believe Rob P does not to us embody. Maybe when he gets older he might have a shot at it, but right now I personally think he’s hit a bit of an awkward phase that I hope he grows out of. I didn’t particularly care for Twilight (the only one I saw because I didn’t know better att) but I atleast thought he was gorgeous in it. Now not so much.

That said, your preferences would make it a different movie altogether. There’s room for it in the movie world, but no reason to kill the Bond franchise over it.

YES. You win the Internet, Emma, brilliant call.
I think Damian was actually in the mix around 2005, but once Daniel is done, it pains me to say it but he’ll probably be a little too old. He’d have maybe one or two films in him at best.

I don’t like gingers at all BUT I am 100% supportive of this idea. Bond doesn’t have to be classically handsome – for me only Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan were gorgeous.

I love Daniel Craig but I was not thrilled when they cast him. However, I learned to love him. I can see Damien Lewis in that mold. Not what *I* see as hot but manly, classy, intelligent and quintessentially British.

I could not learn to love Pattinson. I hated him when they cast him as Cedric in the HP movies. He was not the hottie in the book. I have never seen nor do I plan to see a Twilight movie, I couldn’t even get through the first book but from what I did read, he was not the drop, dead mesmerizingly gorgeous Edward either.

If this even comes close to happening, I will boycott all future Bond films after Daniel’s done and then proceed to lock myself in my bunker watching reruns of every Bond film since Dr No.
Big fan, in case you can’t tell
Never going to happen. Barbara Broccoli is too shrewd to even contemplate casting Drippy Sparkles and ol’ Lip Bitey. It would kill the franchise.

I was wondering where I could lock myself up if Rob P. actually was even considered. Thanks for the idea. As far as Kristen S. as a Bond girl — just pull up a picture of Kristen, and compare it to Ursula Andress, Denise Richards, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, even Halle B. NO comparison, NO WAY.

Rob would actually make a great Bond, but he’s working on a lot of great movies with great directors now. No big deal with those saying won’t accept, boycott. Twilight nuts had petition and that didn’t hurt.

Exactly! Mr. Pattinson is an actor and personality who continually surprises. I think he will make an excellent Bond in a few years. If anyone here hasn’t seen Cosmopolis, please do, it will change what you think of him.

I actually don’t hate the idea because as a person, I like Rob and he’d bring a great sense of humour to the role. I’m in no way a Twihard but of all the cast (except Billy Burke and Nikki Reed) I do feel that if he works on his acting, he could actually leave the stigma of Twilight behind him. (And to be perfectly honest, yes they’re bad films but by no means the worst ever – I’ve seen ‘The Room’ ). So…I dunno. I hate it more if the walking block of wood that is Lautner were being toted as the new Bond. (As for KS as a Bond girl – meh. But then they’re usually ‘meh’ anyway.)

Rob’s looks are perfect for the James Bond character: tall, distinguished, handsome, and he is young enough to be in 7 movies in a span of 15 years. Now, he would have to prove he can actually play the character.

@CTgirl: i haven’t notice Rob’s hands being less manly than Sean Connery’s or Roger Moore’s, or Timothy Dalton’s etc. Rob’s hands are hardly a short coming for him to get the role. The James Bond movies prior to Craig were less hands-on violent.

I KNOW I’m gonna get flamed for this, but I don’t think he would be terrible (and please keep in mind I’m big bond fan, I have all the old movies and I have all the books and my name Mayday is from A View to a Kill. I take my Bond seriously)

I DO think he is far to young presently however, they would need to wait at least 7-10 years and in that amount of time, he may be able to shake off Twilight and Kristen Stewart. He’s got a lot of movies coming down the pipe and I think we are gonna see what he is made of over the next few years.

I’m not saying it’s the best idea ever – he is definitely not ready presently – but I wouldn’t rule it out either.

Just as an example, I never would have though DiCaprio could have pulled off many off the roles he has ended up doing after seeing him in Titanic (which though I like both him and kate, I thought that movie was awful).

No flames (making me be nice lol)! In all seriousness, I kinda agree with you. Give him a good 10 yrs and we’ll see. Also, in his defense, he is a much better actor in his natural accent. He just doesn’t seem to be taking any Brit roles so far. *shrug*
Realistically, Craig still has 2 movies left and who knows what will happen by the time those are done. There could be a completely new as yet unheard of guy coming up who would fit much better.
This is a pretty unbelievable story all around.

I will not disagree with you. I am not in favor of the idea now, but I have come to like all the Bonds. I go to 007 movies for the character and not the actor playing him. I am more upset with a bad story interpretation than the acting.

However, I do think this story is pure fabrication.

That said, I would like to put forth my suggestion of Chiwetel Ejiofor as Bond. No idea if he would do it.

What about that needs explaining? Bulhare is onto it. To men, he is a teenybopper heartthrob. None of his roles that have been a hit ( OK do not many of his roles have been hits) required an ounce of masculine appeal. Bond is a very specific character (yes Moore and Bronsnan are boarderline which is why Craig has been the only Bond to challenge the original, Connery). The studio has had unprecedented success with Craig, pretty boys need no longer apply.

boy and/or girls commenting above me. You are typecasting Rob. I would love to see him prove himself worthy of playing James Bond. Actually Rob reminds me of Roger Moore who played James Bond in the 1970′s.

There’s no way this emo doofus could play James Bond. Bond is a tough, hardened Secret Service agent. He’s been through the mill, and it shows in the way he looks and the way he acts. Pattinson looks like he would cry if he so much as saw a gun.

Well Bean, I know you find your pun hilarious, and I am sure you were quite excited to get to use it today. But my point was not about the success of Cosmopolis, but rather contradicting the previous comment that Rob will “cry at the sight of a gun”. So your comment was quite irrelevant.

Bond’s only gotten a more gritty makeover with Craig. Before him, Bond was embodied by the likes of Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore, which Pattinson fits mold wise just fine. Bond movies were more kitschy and played by more classy ass dudes.

Yeah but Delilah why would they go back to the old/outdated ways? Who would say let’s hire a guy like the ones whose movies made less, had less public admiration and received poorer reviews? Like it or not they have found the successful model in the Connery/Craig type.

@Mia, Movies and movie star preferences are very cyclical. Sometimes big burly masculine types are the ideal and sometimes it is more lean and elegant, depends on the times. AFter Daniel Craig, they may choose to go back to a more humorous Pierce Brosnan-ish type. Timothy Dalton as Bond was Daniel Craig-ish, and he was not successful at all. So you never know. Regardless, I don’t see Rob in this role anytime soon, if at all.

Pattz has something unique about him, it’s hard to mistake him for somebody else. But his looks have been deteriorating dramatically recently (although his suits are pretty) — I dunno he always looks high as a kite…
Anyway, he either needs to learn acting or find another niche in entertainment. He is a bright kid, he could come up with something interesting.
BTW, someone definitely asked him a question about James Bond-ery 3-4 years ago – and if my memory serves me, he said that it would have been his dream role but that it would take time.
On a separate note, I think Craig is shopping for a replacement himself – for whatever reasons…

I think the change (or deterioration) in his look is quite deliberate, he doesn’t want to be the “pretty boy”. He has already done the romantic heart throb, and now wants to take his career into more complex characters. Lose the pretty to be taken more seriously?

Nope, I’m not referring to grunge and its consequences. I’m talking about uncontrollable changes, which bothers Sparkles himself — when he said that that he obused (sp?) his body for 10 years, etc. He’s aged a decade in the past couple of years.

OMGGGGGGG! EEEEEP!
I lost my interest in watching James Bond series after Pierce Brosnan was replaced. But if Rob becomes the new Bond, then I will watch James Bond for sure! ^_^ oooooooooooooh! OMG! I can imagine him seducing Bond girls! His sexy face! *swoooooon*
As for Kristen…a Bond girl???? NO FREAKIN WAY!

I watched “Skyfall” and the entire time I was thinking “He’s going to do 3 more??”- they need to bring in someone new after the next one- DC is fine, but he’s not aging well.

No one in their mid-20s- Rob inc- should ever be cast as JB. Agreed with other posters- who knows in ten years? As far as KS goes- everyone has a relationship where at some pt you go ” what was I thinking???”- this is ( hopefully was) his.

Yes. Rob is probably embarrassed by this stupid non-story.
Its not hard to believe that they met and exchanged kind words with each other but beyond that no one knows what was said for sure?
Rob is not interested in doing Bond at all, at least not now. He would be the first to admit he needs an impressive resume and proven athletic skills to show he is ready for it. Right now his goal seems to be to get some credibility as an actor by working with good directors. He never sounded like he is gagging for this role. Why the hate?

I’m all for it 100% in another 10 or so years.He’s got the looks ,the charm, the height,the brooding aspect of Bond,he just gonna need to toned those playdough muscle of his,in 10 years he should be good to go.Or he could be the next Clint Eastwood ,his perfect sideburn is just itching to be the next “a man with no name” sequel.

Last night, having absolutely nothing better to do while knitting, I watched the first part of the last Twilight movie on cable.

It was awful! Kristen can’t act and Rob can’t act either. Kind of like watching a very protracted train wreck. Maybe it was the constraints of the role for Rob. I’ve only seen him in Harry Potter. But Kristen, nope, same as always. She’s only got one note. Twitchy McLipBite.

Because Kellan Lutz is Kellan Lutz. Kellan Lutz is the perfect candidate because Kellan Lutz will win an Oscar one day, Kellan Lutz helps strangers carry their bags at grocery stores, Kellan Lutz lost his virginity to the first love of his Kellan Lutz life in Kellan Lutz high school, Kellan Lutz has played an immortal Kellan Lutz God who got killed by Titans, Kellan Lutz played a Kellan Lutz vampire, and now Kellan Lutz is up for Kellan Lutz challenges, and take on a Kellan Lutz British accent and take the James Bond lines and go “Lutz. Kellan Lutz.” instead and show his Kellan Lutz song knighted Lutzy, Kellan Lutz will blow everyone mind.

Hell no, Idris Elba all the way. I think Pattinson is okay, but jeez there is some stanning on here…He’s in no way a suitable fit for Bond. Not a slam on him, but Bond is supposed to be über masculine. Actors like Andrew Garfield, Pattinson, even Jude Law don’t have that super masculine body type, voice, etc.

Sounds like Mr. Craig has a great sense of humor and would have been gracious with his response to anyone who had been suggested as 007. This time, it happened to be Rob.

As for Sparkles playing the spy? Eh, maybe in 15 or 20 years, when he’s got some life (both on and off screen) under his belt. Bond was very worldly and jaded on many levels, and even in five years, Rob won’t have that. Build some action movie cred, then come back and we’ll talk.

Rob P. ain’t got it!! He can do the tween Bond movie lol. The black British actor Colin Salmon would have been great. He was considered years ago. That’s dead now. I’m still up in the air about Idris Elba. He’s certainly a ladykiller. You need to be a smart, cheeky ladykiller capable of some vulnerability. I don’t want to see the Fass tied down to one role but he would be perfect. He’s already slaying women left and right. Go to YT and check out his Azazeal charactor from Hex (Google Hex: S01E04 – Possession. Cazazeal First Kiss) mixed with Magneto…((Explosions))!!! It’s not just about looks. You have to have confidence and sex appeal. They showcase all the elements in In Like Flint…just not so campy.

No, 1000x no. If they were replacing Craig now, I would vote for Idris Elba or Richard Armitage. If we are talking 10 years down the road, my vote would be Game of Thrones Richard Madden.
Pattison, just does not or never will scream Bond to me.

Hmmm, I don’t know any of the Twilight films, but it is far from laughable that this actor would be a candidate for Bond down the road. Why not? Daniel Craig is no great actor really himself. Pattinson is just as good in my opinion.
It does sound like a made up story though cause I do not think the current actor’s views or preferred actor as Bond really has any weight on who will have the chance to audition.

Rob is the only young actor around now that would make a suitable Bond. The only reason I don’t see it happening is because of his age. He is way too young. Bond needs a little more seasoning. In 10 years, Robert Pattinson would make an obvious Bond.

there has not been a good james bond since sean connery.robert pattinson should just stick to those lame teeny bopper vampire movies.he is also a moron for putting up with that cheating idiot;hollywood is full of beautiful actresses and he dates somebody who makes him look like a cuckolded fool.